San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-17
A TRAVELLERS JoTTINGs.
Our Special Correspondent Tells US OF
Cold Weather and the
Sights, Etc.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 10, 1857.

Ed tor LIGHT:
Mr.. Editor, when left San Antonio 1t
was pleasant weather.
Travelling In q Pullman sleeper you do
not feel the change In the weather as you
travel north. The cars are SO warm and
comfortable.
The first change | noticed was at
Fort Worth when | got out to get my
supper. San Antonio norIhers are no
comparison toi 1t.
Ii seemed to me that IL would freeze
the mar ow In my bones II was SO Bit
terly cold. Thinking perhaps that 1t was
on account OF my not having expert
enced any cold weather In several
years, | made inquiries Of residents
there and they stated IL was really
bitter cold day, one that Fort Worth
had not had In many day.
This eased my mind somewhat, as |
thought If this was only the change of q
few 100 miles, that when l got farther
north would have to hug red hot
stove to keep it warm.
After leaving Fort Worth l did not
leave the car till my arrival in st. Louis.
Seeing everyone else bundle up before
leaving the car at st. Louis Union depot,
concluded to do the same and you
bet was glad that did it, for Ii was
awful cold, Whew! I tell you. 1t re-
minded me Of old times when the mer-
curry and gamboled around at 20 below
zero.
did not find out how cold II was, but
felt AS II 1t was about $50 below zero.
Well, of all the dirtiest places In the
world, st. Louis think is the dirtiest.
You can change your linen fourteen
times day and still you will be dirty.
Nnn hau nnft lima N N arnnph hafnra
you are all over with dirt. Ii Ia In the
air all the time and you can't get rid OF
it. Pittsburg is clean by the side OF st.
Louis. In going down the streets you
see people with streaks Of dirt down
their faces. This lady has beauty spot
on the end OF her nose, It's SCOT; that
man has one black ear and one white
one. this one black streak on one side
of his face and go on every other person
you see being marked In one way or an
other.
There is one line OF cable cars here,
and to person who has never seen
them before 1t 10 a sight.
There are two cars. one Is open with
seats for the gentlemen to sit and
smoke in going down town to business,
but this weather you don't see them, rs
1t Is cold.
ut tUBiHtbE VI uIlNtI VI "uhttsoi
you may call him has his place In the
center of this car, SO he can see anyone
that wants to ride.
The cable runs underneath the ground
and by grip which catches hold Of the
cable the cars start, and to
stop 1t they let 90. The
other car is attached to the front
one, a, d Is twice as long as our San An
tonic street cars, and they travel at the
rate # about nine miles All hour. They
ring Il bell all the time to give the peO-
pie notice that they are coming, and
when first heard 1t thought l was In
San Antonio. 1t sounded exactly like
the alarm bell on our Hook and Ladder
compRny's wagon. | started to run to
the fire, and the boys said, where are
you going ?" and when 1 recolleeted my
self they all gave me the laugh, when |
told them the reason. The cars travel
so nice and easy 1t Is pleasure to ride
on them.
Wilson Barrett, the rising Eng lish &C
tor, is here, and | made up my mind to
go see him, and | am not bit sorry |
did. New York went crazy over him,
and St. Louis will do the same. l saw
him in "Clito," by Sydney Grundy and
Wilson Barrett. The company is en-
tirely English, you know. Barrett will,
in time, be great actor and stand forth
as one of the greatest tragedians on the
stage. He Is young as yet; to look at
MIN is to remind one ofJno Mccullough.
His leading lady, Miss Eastlake. is sim
ply grand. The company has fifty peo-
pie, which Barrett brought from Eng
land with him. Such applause ss they
received was deafening to the ears, and
Mr.. Barrett was repeatedly called be-
fore the curtain. None should miss the
opportunity of seeing him should they
have the chance.
Patti, they say, did not receive such
ovations as he, when she was here. The
scenery and everything connected with
the piece were in harmony. Just as the
old Romani were, so were they dressed.
The weather has moderated and 1t Is
now very pleasant oveTneath, but under
meath, Oh, how muddy. If you don't
lookout and cross the street, you are
very apt to have mud spattered on you
up to your eyes. San Antonio is no
worse.
The business is dull, but to my eyes,
with the streets full OF wagons IL seems
pretty lively.
Jay Gould is In the city but he did not
have time to talk to me. 1 supposed he
thought was going to ask him for a
million or two but as he had no loose
change in his pocket he refused to see
me.
The thesters here are all going; no
lack of amusements, Carleton's Opera
| Company at the Grand opera-house, the
Rag Baby, at Pope's Frank Frsyne, ut
the Peoples, Mile. Aimee, at the Stand
ard, and varieties at the Casino.
l thought | would be able to get n
sleigh ride, but the sun has melted all
the snow and l will have to put 1t of till
some other time, later.
The other evening about 8 o'clock, l
heard a voice saying, "whop la set 'em
up again at the next corner" Ii sound
| ed like a woman's voice and sure enough
on getting closer saw 1t was a drunken
woman and man going down the
| street arm in arm. and SO drunk they
could hardly staud, and do they allow
such things to go on In st. Louis, /
thought. Well, If they do, give me San
Antonio every time. Well, ''are you
dirty" or something of that kind. Any
| way that's what thought il WAS when
saw a lady and gentleman when they
parted. TRAVELLER.
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